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When we talk about Pride and Prejudice we always discuss the change and the work Darcy did on himself, which is fine, because it was a major change and for good, which helped him be a better person
But we never talk about the change Elizabeth had to make, and not just in herself, but in her whole fucking family!
That woman had to hear from the mouth of the person she hated the most that her family was ridiculous and the cause of her dearest sister's misfortunes and sadness, and she didn't want to believe it. All to return home and realize that Darcy was right, her family was a mess!
Lydia was a derailed, shameless child with no sense of responsibility, and Kitty, despite being older, was following in her footsteps
Mary, despite all the hours she put into her studies, had no sense of selfawareness and no common sense, which made her embarrassing at social events.
The mother was vain, gossipy, ignorant and impertinent, and more likely she used to be just like Lydia in her youth. Probably the reason why she encouraged such behavior.
And the father, the one person Lizzy adored so much, was not only aware of all these shortcomings, he allowed them and even entertained himself with the ridiculousness of his wife and daughters, without bothering to correct them or set limits, something that he found annoying and uncomfortable.
And Lizzy would have been well on her way to becoming just like him if it weren't for Darcy's criticism.
Lizzy understood that any chance of fortune and happiness in the future for her or her sisters would be undermined by her own family.
They had already done it with Jane, and would continue to do so if Lizzy did nothing about it, so not only did she have to correct her own behavior, she also had to make an attempt to correct that of her family, which was nearly impossible for her without the support of her father and Jane, and unable to reveal what she knew from Darcy
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“The first words of a new book are so delicious—like the first taste of a cookie fresh from the oven and not yet properly cooled.”
— Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
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Reading in the park after a long walk (and getting the first sunburn of the year) really is great
Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer
#books#bookworm#book#booklr#bookish#bookblr#book aesthetic#bookaddict#literature#nature#reading#echo north#joanna ruth meyer#good books#beautiful books#2022#april#april 2022
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“She was satisfied to lounge about the garden and read books.”
— W. Somerset Maugham, Up at the Villa
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